Genre
Dystopian fiction
Setting and Context
Mars, hundreds of years in the future.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrator.
Tone and Mood
The novel is exciting, dramatic, and adventurous.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Darrow, and the antagonist is the Jackal and other gold leaders.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of this text is Darrow's attempt to overthrow the regime.
Climax
Arguably the climax is when Mustang considers killing Darrow at the end of the text.
Foreshadowing
Darrow's bravery in the previous novel foreshadows his victory in this novel.
Understatement
Darrow understates the potential of golds for being kind and generous.
Allusions
When describing his inspiration for Darrow's story, Brown alludes to the experience of Irish immigrants.
Imagery
Brown uses imagery to make certain passages more moving and dramatic. For example, Darrow is described as being the "sword" of the people.
Paradox
The society maintains that reds are lower-class and won't achieve anything, however, Darrow is presented as being brave and dutiful.
Parallelism
Darrow and Mustang are paralleled, despite the fact one was born gold while the other was born a red.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
